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Clays and Clay Minerals

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0009-8604eISSN1552-8367

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.436

H-Index

160

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.649

Total Works

4,376

Total Citations

175,922

2yr Mean Citedness

2.00

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Aims & Scope

Clays and Clay Minerals publishes original research on all aspects of clay science and technology. This includes mineralogy, crystallography, chemistry, physics, geology, and applications of clays and related materials. The journal covers topics such as clay formation, structure, properties, and behavior, as well as their use in various fields like ceramics, catalysis, environmental remediation, and materials science.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications4,376

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND 4.0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0009-8604 / 1552-8367

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Soil ScienceQ2

Water Science and TechnologyQ2

Geochemistry and PetrologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, PhysicalGeosciences, MultidisciplinaryMineralogySoil Science

Scopus Categories

Water Science and TechnologyGeochemistry and PetrologySoil ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Clay minerals and soil interactionsIron oxide chemistry and applicationsSoil and Unsaturated FlowGeological and Geochemical AnalysisGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping